Chef De Cuisine - Neighborhood Services

Omni Hotels & Spas • Tempe, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Neighborhood Services Chef De Cuisine is responsible for the efficient and effective running of the kitchen and food production outlets.

Requirements

• At least 2 years previous culinary management experience in a high volume, fine dining restaurant operation.
• Proven culinary skills.
• Must be able to lead, develop, and motivate staff.
• Ability to teach employees the importance of, and how to greet guests and courteously solve requests.
• Ensure that all health standards are consistently maintained.
• Ensure all safety and security policies and procedures are followed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking.
• Ability to multi-task and work in fast paced environment.
• Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards.
• Highly motivated self-starter focused on quality, organization, cleanliness, and teamwork.
• Must be able to utilize culinary tools.
• Must be creative and knowledgeable of food trends and new concepts.

Nice To Haves

• Other experiences such as supervisor or lead will also be considered.
• College education and/or culinary degree preferred.
• Serve Safe certified food manager.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consistent high-quality products to patrons of Neighborhood Services.
• Scheduling of staff according to budget and business forecast.
• Develop additions to the menu.
• Recruitment, on-boarding and continuous training of culinary associates.
• Responsible for product availability for restaurant.
• Directs proper sanitation of all kitchen facilities and equipment.
• Ensure that all kitchen equipment is in good working order.
• Directs proper maintenance of all walk-in coolers (rotation of food products and cleanliness).
• Monitors and has hands on control over daily food production.
• Monitors for safety of staff.
• Maintains a good working relationship with Front of the House Manager.
• Conducts daily meetings with servers and kitchen staff to discuss additions to the menu and to resolve any operational concerns.
• Knows expectations, ensures that staff understands them, and that they execute said expectations within the proper guidelines.
• Checks and controls sign-in and sign-out procedures for kitchen staff.
• Conducts kitchen department meeting.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate payroll records for culinary staff.
• Other duties assigned by leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree